The Hacking of the American Mind
It began slowly. The boiling of the frog took us all by surprise. We didn't know what hit us.
Yesterday we were eating tv dinners. Today our kids are obese; dropping like flies. Sick with diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure...
It's estimated the current sick care crisis will cut short the lives of most of today's youth.
What the Hell Happened?
Maybe why, instead of what, will bring a quicker answer. It won’t offer a solution to the problem but may help us better understand how such a tragedy could befall millions...
I’d like to say it all happened with good intentions. But I can't.
There were good intentions but they didn’t involve people’s interests. More like corporate interests.
They Hacked Your Brain
Don’t expect to come away unscathed.
Especially if you’re watching television.
Let’s go back to the turn of the 20th century. “Civilization” was taking a new turn. Populations were increasing and consumers were ripe for the picking. Enterprising spirits worth a grain of salt were using every scheme in the book to get a piece of the market share.
Fast forward to the 21st century. For 99% of the masses, “reality” has hit like a brick to the face. Stunned, unaware of what happened, they've found themselves fat, sick, and nearly dead without a hope in sight.
You skeptics and data analyzers can read the sordid tale here.
For those of you familiar with Kilr Kravings blogs you know very well the playbook Corporate America uses to deceive and manipulate the public mind.
Using a little-known concept called the “Herd Instinct,” consumers are driven by forces unaware...
Understanding the philosophy behind it will help you wake up to the reality that affects you and much of the “civilized” world.
And with a greater understanding of how media advertising influences and manipulates your beliefs and consumer choices, you’ll be better equipped to make (your own) decisions that protect your survival, rather than destroy it.
Kilr Kravings: The good, the bad, the hacked…
Next week I offer strategies to "re-hack your brain." Yes, you can take back control of your mind. If you're ready, willing and able.
